Zoom earnings, SaaS burnout, Amazon's $10B Alexa loss + FTX contagion with Sunny Madra | E1619
This Week in Startups - A podcast by Jason Calacanis
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First up, Jason and Molly discuss Zoom's Q3 earnings and SaaS burnout throughout the industry (1:37). Then, they break down Amazon's $10B loss tied to its Alexa smart speakers (22:13) and an Airbnb Co-Founder's new housing startup! (34:54) Sunny Madra joins in the final segment to help explain the crypto contagion caused by the FTX collapse. (45:12) (0:00) Jason tees up today's segments! (1:37) J+M wind-down earnings season with Zoom's Q3 results and discuss SaaS burnout in tech (14:40) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist (15:55) How Zoom survives and thrives with insane competition (22:13) Amazon's hardware/Prime Video division is on pace to lose ~$10B this year, mostly due to Alexa losses (30:33) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (32:01) Solving Amazon's Alexa problem (34:54) Startup of the Day: Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia has started a housing startup! (43:46) Mixpanel - Apply for $50K in credits at https://mixpanel.com/startups (45:12) Sunny Madra joins to break down the contagion throughout crypto caused by the FTX collapse (1:08:51) More FTX craziness: SBF's hundreds of millions of secondary, FTX's real estate purchases, and more! (1:14:14) Is Coinbase in danger as one of the last major exchanges standing? Could Bitcoin fall further? How hard will it be to raise VC in crypto going forward? FOLLOW Sunny: https://twitter.com/sundeep FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1